Major Path Connectivity Features Not Found In Command View Ae; Command View Ae Host: Additional Features; Replacing Missing Features After Migration To Command View Ae; Hp System Insight Manager 5.X - HP XP1024 User Manual

Command View includes the Path Connectivity module, which provides host view and connectivity path
information using host agents. Command View AE also provides host agents to collect some host
information.
HP Systems Insight Manager and HP Storage Essentials Enterprise Edition are products that provide
functionality that is similar to Path Connectivity. While Path Connectivity only supports the XP arrays, SIM
supports a heterogeneous environment, which means that you can use a single set of collaborated tools to
manage storage devices from a variety of vendors.

Major Path Connectivity features not found in Command View AE

• Connectivity Health, Path Diagnostic screen
• Switch health information
• Ping the path
• No Host Device file information
• Command View AE Provisioning Manager and other plug-ins provide more host view information.
(Future plug-in offerings will provide greater granularity of device file information.)
• Array Security Overview (shows an array view of host and host group that can access each port)
• Recommendation: Use the XP Remote Web Console

Command View AE host: additional features

•
Provides a GUI interface for HORCM file creation
• Offers some Copy Pair management
• Provides less-restrictive HBA support
• Command View AE can generate .HTML or .CSV files from the host utilization report.
• Even if no host agent is installed, some host WWN information is available in the GUI.

Replacing missing features after migration to Command View AE

Path Connectivity users have two options:
1.
Use Command View XP and Path Connectivity during the supported time frame
2.
Migrate to Command View AE and consider using other plug-ins or tools to gain additional host and
connectivity information. (If you are planning to have Command View AE and Command View in the
same environment, See

HP System Insight Manager 5.x

System Insight Manager may not fully integrate with Command View AE, please refer to the SIM support
documentation for latest information.

HP Storage Essentials Enterprise Edition

If you are currently using Command View to integrate with HP Storage Essentials Enterprise Edition (SEEE),
it is recommend that you migrate to Command View AE. This integration provides greater
array-management functionality, such as actively creating LUNs, masking LUN security, and creating LUSE.
For addition information, see the HP Storage Essentials Enterprise Edition manuals at
http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/DocumentIndex.jsp?contentType=SupportManua
l&locale=en_US&docIndexId=179911&taskId=101&prodTypeId=12169&prodSeriesId=463512

Performance Advisor (PA) and Application Policy Manager (APM)

HP StorageWorks Performance Advisor XP (PA) can run as a standalone product. However, the
Performance Estimator Tool (PET), which is distributed with PA, depends on the Command View API to
provide certain information. The PET tool will not function with Command View AE. 1.0
HP StorageWorks Application Policy Manager (APM) requires Command View and Command View Path
Connectivity host agents. Although APM will not integrate with Command View AE, similar functionality is
available in HP StorageWorks Performance Control XP.
Table 10 on page 20.)
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